Went to church at 10:30pm. It was hilarious on our way to church this morning. My dad kept forgetting stuff at home. Twice. First he forgets his wallet. We had to turn back. Then on getting ready, he forgets the envelope for the Happy Birthday Love Offering. We had to turn back again. Just to break the ice, I asked my sister if she had forgotten something. That Happy Birthday Love Offering is for our church building. We do it annually and match the amount of money we'll give to our current age. It's not mandatory of course, but it's for the glory of God. I have mine saved, because I want my container filled and give it all.

The Bible study was about Gospel vs. Post-Modernism. It's true that we're living in a different time now. And it's true that Christians are being branded as the 'villain' to the truth. We're seen as the kill joy of all sorts of stuff to the world. But that's fine. The old sense of toleration is not the same anymore. Previously we agree to disagree and respect each other's opinion even though we're in disagreement. But now, tolerance goes as not telling what's right even though people are doing what's wrong. It's also Merry Christmas, not X-Mas even though people mean well on it. X is supposed to be the the short for Christ in Greek, but for me it means you're putting an 'X' over Christ. It's like you're crossing out Christ from the most waited holiday yet of the year! Would it kill to write a few more letters as 'Christ'mas instead? And there's also Santa. I know Santa is based on Saint Nicholas, but December is not the day for Santa. As St. Nicholas would also say, it's to remember the birth of Jesus Christ.

Praise and Worship went well. It felt really different playing here. It's because I've grown with these people and I've been with them from the start, so I understood the flow better. The Pastor's sermon served as a summary for his teaching the whole year. The bottom line is we should be improving the better as a person and as Christians; like we shouldn't be stuck at level 1. Live life while hold firmly to Him and never let Him go. Because the times are changing.

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